Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-08

CAPT. JAMES O'KANE has been ordered to duty
az the Portsmouth navy-yard.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND CLIMB TO THE TOP
from April l. 1886, to April l. 1887, 600 permits
10 ascend the Washington monument were issued
from Col Casey's Office, and it is estimated that
ot less Cnan 20 600 persons climbed to the top OF
the monument during the twelve months.
The INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION has ad-
tourned until the 18th instant. Commissioners
cooley, SchoOnmaker and Walker have gone to
their respective homes to attend to matters OF
business That required their personal attention.
Commissioners Morrison and Bragg remain In
washington and though no regular business can
De Transacted during the absence OF their col
leagues, they will be at the Offices Of the OOmmiS-
sion daily.
TYPE-WR1rTEN RECORDS BEGINNING TO FADE
When the typewriter began to be generally used
throughout the Departments the test OF the inks
used was made at the Patent Office. The result
showed that the analine inks would not last as
wei as common black ink, and therefore the De-
paItHent OnclalS were instructed not TO print the
records OF the Departments on the type writer.
Nevertheless many important letters, not strictly
records, have been printed in this way, and 1t Is
fade.
OSCAR s. STRAUSS who takes the place of Con-
gressman s. s. Cox as United States minister to
Turkey, will sail on the Cunard steamer Aurania
tomorrow. accompanied by his wife and daughter,
making short stops at London, Paris and Vienna
on MS way to COnstantinOple, where he will arrive
SO soon, Dut The expressed wish OF the President
That he should reach his post at once haStened his
departure.
The DEATH OF COMMODORE GREEN. COmmo-
dOre Chas. Green, retired, died suddenly yesterday
afternoon at his sons residence, in Providence R.
l., OF angina pectoris, aged seventy three years.
He lived in Hartford Commodore Green was born
To navy ana IN % % ma na
Shipman, April, 1872, and was on the frigate
Brandywfne. Pacific squadron, 1s34-7. He was
commissioned lieutenant, 1887; commander, 1855;
captain, 1862. He commanded the jamestown in
1851 and 62, on blockade of Savannah Fernan-
dina, and Wilmington, NC. He captured and sent
bark AlvaradO under the guns OF the fort at Fer
nandina. He commanded the receiving ship Ohio
aib at B95on 1ss and was Inspector
misS1Oned as commodore 1857.
THE GARFIELD STATUE CEREMoN1za-Inspecto
General Baird has been chosen grand marshal for
the procession attending the unveling OF the Gar
field statue, May II. On this occasion the Society
OF the Army Of the Cumberland will be escorted
to the Capitol by the United States troops and ma
rines stationed at washington, the militia OF the
District. and the Grand Army posts.
THE UNFORTUNATE DOLPHIN.-Ihe steam steering
apparatus OF the Dolphin has proved failure, and
IHc VI engineers HAS IL 10 Oe removed
and replaced by another pattern. This is the
fourth time the steering gear OF the Dolphin has
been condemned.
PERsoNAL-Mr. John 8. Shriver, Washington
correspondent OF the Baltimore american, will
sail for Europe next week, and will make an ex-
tenS1ve continental tOur.-Mr D. R Mckee left
washington to-day for New York. He will sail
Tomorrow for Europe, to be gone about six weeks
He Will join his family at N1ce.-Among recent
arrivals at the Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort,
from Washington, are ChaS. II. Rorts, Chas A.
Richards, II. II. Smith, Miss May Smith, and w r.
ROgerS-R II. Pratt OF the Army, C. T. Woody
OF Boston, 4. c. Sands of Cincinnati, B. F. Ander-
son OF San Francisco, and Hart j. Tenney OF Br1s-
tO, K l., are at the Ebbitt-The Japanese Min
lister and suite visited Baltimore yesterday-
Don M. Dickinson OF Detroit, Hon B. H. BristOw
and j. w. Savtn of New York, ex-senator W. H
Barnum OF Connecticut, F. o. Prince and E. j.
Thomas OF Boston, are at the Arlington.-G r.
Loubat OF New York and Otis Everett OF Boston
are at Wormleys:-Dion Boucicault and wife are
at Welcker's-O. E. Taft OF Chicago, Louis Ross
OF Mexico, John I. Lachman OF New York, Mat
thew Bolles OF Boston, and j. Cof1ey of Cincinnati
are at the RiggS-W. Jennings Demorest and
Nine DemOrest OF New York, w. H. Kemble and
M. P. Handy OF Philadelphia, A. j. Dwyer OF New
Orleans, G. w. COnrich OF Chicago, Max Ortlieb
OF Atlanta, and E jenkins OF Cleveland, are at
Willard's.